Credit Abuse Resistance Education
Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) is a national program founded by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WDNY and the Bankruptcy Committee of the Monroe County Bar Association. It was founded in 2002 by U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Chief Judge John C. Ninfo, II (retired).
CARE is a free financial literacy initiative that makes experienced members of the Bankruptcy Community available to teach the importance of financial education. These presentations are the perfect supplement to any financial literacy program offered by you or your school, especially to any unit on consumer credit, and they can be made during individual classroom periods or to larger student groups, including senior assemblies. CARE's primary target is high school seniors and college freshmen who are most at risk because, as hungry consumers, they are aggressively marketed by the credit card industry at a time when they carry a very low Financial I.Q.
CARE has a presence in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
CARE Advisory Board
Judge John C. Ninfo, II; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York - retired
Paul Groschadl; Woods Oviatt Gilman, LLP
Joe Schorer; Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Allen Guon; Shaw Gussis Fishman Glantz Wolfson & Towbin LLC
CARE Judicial Advisory Board
David D. Bird; Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware
Brad Bolton; Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Colorado
Judge Sidney B. Brooks; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Colorado
Judge Carla E. Craig ; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York
Judge Dennis R. Dow ; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Missouri
Judge A. Benjamin Goldgar; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division
Judge Jeffery P. Hopkins; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Ohio
Judge Laurel Myerson Isicoff; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida
Judge Margaret M. Mann; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of California
Judge Catherine Peek McEwen; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida
Judge C. Ray Mullins; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia
Judge Pamela Pepper; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
Judge Barry Russell; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
Judge Paul R. Warren; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York
External links
- CARE Web site
- Washington Post article about CARE
- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle article about CARE
- Bankrate.com CARE article